Saudi Arabia has kicked out the Canadian Ambassador to the Kingdom. Recalled their ambassador in Ottawa. And has frozen trade with Canada. Will that, I wonder, put an end to the $15-Billion deal with General Dynamics to buy 900 LAV 700s, an export model of the LAV 6.0 fighting vehicle. But maybe not, the crown prince needs them to eliminate more Yemeni women and children.
All because Canada scolded the Saudis for arresting more ladies who want to drive.
But worse was the statement "Any further step from the Canadian side in that direction will be
considered as acknowledgment of our right to interfere in the Canadian
domestic affairs,..."
And worst of all was this widely distributed twitter image:
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Monday, August 6, 2018
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Canada Day
- Beaver Wars
- King William's War
- Queen Anne's War
- Father Rale's War
- King George's War
- Father Le Loutre's War
- French and Indian War
- Invasion of Canada
- War of 1812
- Lower Canada Rebellion
- Upper Canada Rebellion
- Patriot War
- Fenian Raids
- Wolseley Expedition
- North-West Rebellion
- Second Boer War
- World War I
- Battle of Tulgas
- World War II
- Korean War
- October Crisis
- Oka Crisis
- Gulf War
- Somalia
- Croatian War
- Afghanistan
- Haitian
- Libya
- ISIL


I've always wondered why it is named the Canadian Army, without the word Royal? And yet they name the other services the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force?
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